No. 15 Pacific Tigers

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 22-12. How they got here: Won Big West tournament. Strengths: Retiring coach Bob Thomason guided the Tigers to their first NCAA berth since 2006 and fifth of his career. Weaknesses: They went 4-9 vs. ESPN.com's top 150 RPI teams and struggled against taller teams.

Record: 22-12. How they got here: Won Big West tournament. Strengths: Retiring coach Bob Thomason guided the Tigers to their first NCAA berth since 2006 and fifth of his career. Weaknesses: They went 4-9 vs. ESPN.com's top 150 RPI teams and struggled against taller teams. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports)

Record: 22-12. How they got here: Won Big West tournament. Strengths: Retiring coach Bob Thomason guided the Tigers to their first NCAA berth since 2006 and fifth of his career. Weaknesses: They went 4-9 vs. ESPN.com's top 150 RPI teams and struggled against taller teams.